The Presidency on Tuesday could not confirm reports that African National Congress deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe would be deployed to the Cabinet within days. ”I don’t know … I have not been advised on anything,” said presidential spokesperson Mukoni Ratshitanga.
Britons are ruder than they were a decade ago, according to a survey on Monday that showed almost three-quarters of people think manners should be taught at school. A third believes bad manners are the catalyst for much of the anti-social behaviour in Britain, the ITV poll found.
Five men have been arrested in connection with the murder and rape of a former Banyana Banyana player, East Rand police said on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Johannes Ramphora said the body of Eudy Simelane was found in a field next to the Kwa Thema hostel.
Working conditions that threaten the lives of mine workers flout the laws of the country, Minister of Minerals and Energy Buyelwa Sonjica said on Tuesday. ”Safety at work is a constitutional imperative that we all have to uphold,” she said at Anglo American’s Safety Summit in Johannesburg.
South Africa’s international land borders are as porous as the proverbial sieve, with tens of thousands of refugees streaming into the country each week, alongside gun-smugglers and drug-traffickers, says the Democratic Alliance (DA). The party called for the deployment of South African National Defence Force troops to the worst-affected border regions,
Sukasha Singh reviews the C-Class C63 AMG and says there is an alphabet soup of standard features.
The state attorney’s office came under fire in the Johannesburg High Court on Tuesday for its handling of an application by attempted murder accused Gary Beuthin for a restraining order against prison authorities for alleged intimidation and victimisation.
Nationwide Airline has ceased operations until further notice, the airline announced on Tuesday. ”Our cash-flow has become critical and as a result have decided to voluntarily cease all flight operations until further notice,” said chief executive Vernon Bricknell.
Gordon Brown said on Tuesday the government needs to send a message that cannabis is ”unacceptable,” increasing speculation he will decide to tighten drug laws. The British prime minister said he was particularly worried about the growing use of skunk cannabis, which he described as ”more lethal”.
The Robben Island Museum has rejected a report that wild animals on the 574 hectare island are starving to death because of poor environmental management. A media report said the problem was mainly the result of an explosion in the wild rabbit population, which were ”eating everything in sight”.